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Officials from the state's EnvironmentalProtection Agency worked to contain the spill asfire-fighters sprayed flame-retardant foam intothe building...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: Witnesses Describe Dramatic Moment of Terror, Response | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...million-bbl. oil spill would be bad anywhere, but the pipeline leak in the Russian Arctic in October was especially unfortunate. The harsh weather makes it hard for wildlife to survive in any case, and sluggish cleanup efforts virtually guaranteed an ecological disaster. Worse yet, there is a lot more dilapidated pipeline in the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Environment of 1994 | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

Inman's small, traditionally close-knit atmosphere also serves to smother crime which could potentially spill from nearby Central Square, residents...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Inman: Diverse, Friendly | 12/14/1994 | See Source »

...spill raises specters of the Exxon Valdez disaster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magazine Contents Page | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

...river used to have lots of fish," said Vyacheslava Topova, who lives in Kolva, a river town in the region. "Now there are hardly any fish at all, and when we cook them, they smell bad. People here survive, but they are really worried about the future." This spill may be cleaned up by spring, as Bibikov insists. But unless Russia overhauls its aging, corroding pipelines, they will keep springing leaks and spoiling the landscape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rivers Ran Black | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

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